Vietnam Veterans Memorial

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Pingry Alumni who made the supreme sacrifice during the Vietnam War
Notes are for their name’s placement on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall

James Thomas Egan, JR.
Panel 04E – Line 81

  • Date of Birth: May 31, 1943
  • Pingry Graduate: Class of 1960
  • Student life at Pingry: Debating Club, Band, Chess Club, Religious Discussion Club, Golf, Soccer, and Basketball teams
  • Captain in the United States Marine Corps
  • Tour began on January 21, 1966 – ground casualty and declared Killed In Action after many years designated as a Missing in Action casualty; his remains have never been found

William Francis Little III
Panel 16W – Line 58

  • Date of Birth: November 23, 1946
  • Pingry Graduate: Class of 1964
  • Student life at Pingry: Dance Committee, Navigation Club, Football, Swimming, and Lacrosse Teams
  • 1st Lieutenant in United States Army
  • Tour began on May 13, 1969 – ground casualty after receiving small arms fire on November 11, 1969
  • Buried at West Point

Michael Joseph S DePaul
Panel 04W – Line 54
  • Date of Birth: August 1, 1947
  • Pingry Graduate: Class of 1965
  • Student life at Pingry: Chess Club, Glee Club, Math Club and Lacrosse team
  • Chief Warrant Officer in United States Army
  • Tour began on January 13, 1969 – air casualty after his helicopter was involved in an air to air crash on March 17, 1971
  • Buried at Arlington National Cemetery (Section 25, Site 4215)

Richard Cornelius
  • Date of Birth: February 14, 1943
  • Pingry Graduate: Class of 1961
  • United States Air Force
  • Acting as a navigator on a B-52 flight over the Pacific Ocean, he went into a diabetic shock and died.
  • As he did not die in the line of battle, his name is not on the Wall.